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EXODUS II / NEW FRONTIER 2
Solving Homelessness Is a Leadership Test — Not a Charity Problem
Homelessness is no longer a marginal social issue.
It is a national security, civic stability, and workforce crisis — and the status quo is failing.
With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games approaching, the world will be watching how America responds.
EXODUS II / New Frontier 2 is a national, execution-ready strategy designed to resolve chronic homelessness with order, accountability, economic return, and moral clarity.
Who Is Ted Hayes
Ted Hayes is a Los Angeles–based civil rights and homelessness-resolution advocate with over 40 years of lived and operational experience.
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Lived 8 years on Los Angeles’ Skid Row by choice, studying the system from the inside
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Pioneer of Dome Village, an early transitional housing model
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Contributor to HUD and LAHSA Continuum of Care frameworks
Not awareness.
Execution informed by sacrifice.
What Is EXODUS II
EXODUS II reframes homelessness as a leadership and governance issue, not a permanent condition.
It is an investment-driven national strategy focused on:
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Restoring public order without cruelty
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Delivering workforce development and economic return
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Activating existing federal authority (USICH under presidential jurisdiction)
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Creating legacy impact for leaders, cities, and institutions
DFW Leaders Briefing
Dallas–Fort Worth
February 28, 2026
Corporate • Civic • Faith • Law Enforcement Leaders
This is a briefing for those who believe leadership should leave the nation better than it found it.
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For the sake of tomorrow’s children, leadership must move from concern to command.